Mailable blotter



G. c. DOMKE 2,045,944

MAILABLEBLOTTER Filed Sepb. 15, 1935 '1 (linneo.

Patented June 30, 1936 PATENT g orgies MAILABLE BLofr'rER George C. Domke, Chicago, Ill.-

Application september 1s, 1935, serial No. v40,367

` 51'illinois.'k l(o1. 22a-92.8)

Thisl inventionr relates tof"blotters, 'and more particularly to blottersy for `jadvertisingjpurposes and which'are adaptedtofloje 'sent through the mail..

Ordinarily, blotters are made of 'asingle vsheet of blo-tting paper having a suitablebacking paper permanently secured to one side, onwhich ad'- vertising matter may be placed. However, it is necessary to enclose suchblotters in'env'elopes for mailing purposes," requiring considerable additional expense. 1 i A The present inventionl provides a blotter having the usual backing paper `on one side, whichlmay be used for advertising purposes, and; 'iri addition, provides means on the opposite side-where by the blotter may beprotected for sending 'through Vthe mail and which'providesa suitable surfacev for ther :address :and postage stamp. 'Ihe device may, `therefore,'be#sent through the mail without the Vusual additional-expense of anenvelope. Y' v Y It is anfobject of the presentuinvention to provide a blotter having the lusual backing surface, and also having a protecting .coveradhering to the oppositeside whi'chwmay be easily removed by the user Without injuring the blotting surface. Y ..1- l'.

It is a further object to. providegarblotter of ythe character described, in-which a protecting element is' provided-jin` combinationl with the usual blotter, and in which the protecting ele ment may be securedvover- .substantially the entire surface of the blotter by means oa-suitable adhesive of agcharacter whereby the Vprotecting element may be easily applied and easily and quickly removed by the user. The protecting element is particularly desirable for addressing the blotter for sending through the mail, and may also receive advertising if desired, the usual backing sheet being preferably permanently secured to the blotter whereby suitable a-dvertising matter may be printed or otherwise impressed thereon to form a'permanent part of the blotter.

Another object is to provide a blotter of the character described having an easily removable protective covering for mailing purposes, wherein adhesive means is provided to cause the covering to snugly adhere to the blotting surface and be easily removable without injuring the blotting characteristics.

It is also an object to provide a covered blotter in which a simple and eflicient means is provided for pulling up one edge of the cover whereby it may be easily removed.

a suitable celluloidcoating.

Further objects will be apparent` from the speciiication and the appended claims.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment Aof the invention and illustrates a blotter with the protecting covering partially removed;

Fig. 2 is a sectional detail view of the embodiment illustrated inFig. 1 and takenon a line substantially corresponding to lineV 2-2yof Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail View similar to that 10 of Fig. l2, but illustrating .a removable covering on each side of the blotter;

Fig. 4 is a slightly modiiied detailed sectional Viewk illustrating the adaptation of the two blotters, eachY with the usual backing and so 15 bodiment villustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 comprisesl a sheet of blotting paper l having the usual backing 2 permanently secured thereto byV means of a suitable adhesive. This backing 2 may be of a paper or fabric of the usual type used'for Vsuch purposes, andpro-vides a suitable stiffening means for the blotter. In some cases the outer surface of the backing is covered with.Cellophane or The backing surface 2 is particularly adapted tog receive advertising matter, which remains permanently on the blotterr during use. The opposite surface of the blotter is provided with a. protective sheet 3 which is preferably of paper, although any suitable fabric may be used. The protective sheet 3 is particularly desirable to provide a suitable space for the address and other matter desired to be impressed thereon for mailing purposes.

The covering 3 is removably secured to the surface of the blotting paper by means of an adhesive which permits its easy removal by the user and which does not injure the surface of the blotting paper and does not interfere with the absorption of moisture by the blotter after the covering is removed. A vegetable adhesive is preferably used and may comprise suitably pre`` pared White dextrin and borax. This is prepared in a dry form, and when it is required for use a thin liquid solution is prepared and forms a'55 method of removing the protective covering isV clearly illustrated in Figs. l and 2, and the covering may be completely removed from theblotter and discarded, and the blotter may then be used in the ordinary manner. Substantially all of the adhesive remains on the cover and is removed therewith.

Fig. 3 illustrates a somewhat modified form in which a blotter la is not provided with a permanent backing but, instead, is provided With a removable protective sheet or covering 4a on each side. In this form either or both sides may be easily removed if desired. Y j Fig. 4 illustrates another slightly modified form in which two blotters 5 and 6 are each provided With a permanent backing 'I and 8, respectively. In this modification each blotter forms a removable covering for the other, and the blotting surfaces themselves are secured together by a suitable adhesive which provides for their easy separation and does not interfere with the absorbent characteristics of the blotter.V y

In Fig. 5 the sheet of blotting paper l is provided with a marginal notch 9 therein, which may be in the position shown or may be suitably located along any edge of the blotter. This provides a somewhat easier method of removing the protective covering 3. In order to remove the covering, it is only necessary to insert the finger nail or a suitable tool in the notch 9 and between the backing and the protective covering, and the covering may then be easily removed. Y

In Fig. 6 the covering 3 is notched as shown, instead ofthe sheet of blotting paper.

The backing sheet, as Well as the cover sheet, is preferably hard finished on the outside and provided with a somewhat softer nish inside.

Modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and

.it is desired, therefore, that the invention vbe limited only by the prior art and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The method of making a blotter comprising permanently securing a backing sheet to one side of a sheet of blotting paper, applying a thin vegetable adhesive to a cover sheet and pressing said cover sheet on the other side of said blotting paper, the characteristics of said adhesive permitting the easy removal of said coversheet and said adhesive without injury to the absorbent characteristics of said blotting paper.

2. As an advertising medium, the combination with a blotter having a permanent backing sheet on one side, of an easily removable sheet secured to the other side. 3. As an advertising medium, the combination with a blotter having a permanent backing sheet on one side, of an easily removable sheet secured to the other side by means of a thin solution of dextrin and borax.

4. As an advertising medium, the combination with a blotter having a permanent backing sheet on one side, of an easily removable sheet secured to the other side by means of a thin solution of dextri andborax, and a marginal notch in one of said elements tofacilitate the easy Vremoval of said sheet.

5. In an 'advertising blotter, the combination with a sheet of blotting paper, of a backing sheet permanently secured to one side of saidblotting paper and having a hard finished outer surface adapted to receive advertising matter thereon, a removable cover sheet on the opposite side of said blotting paper and adhering to the surface thereof and having a hard nished outer surface to receive an address. and a legend on said cover sheet to indicate the side to be removed.

6.. The combination of two blotters each hav- Ying a hard finished surface for printed matter and an absorbent surface for blotting, the absorbent surfaces of said blotters being removably secured together by an adhesive having characteristics whereby the absorbent characteristics of the blotting surfaces are not impaired;

by separation.

7. A blotter of the character described comprising a sheet of absorbent material, a fabric covering, and a layer of adhesive on said fabric and adhering to the surface of said absorbentL sheet whereby said fabric is easily removable without impairing'the effectiveness of the absorbent surface. j

f GEORGE C. DOMKE. 

